Leslie McSpadden

His mom, she just, she's a sweet lady. Don't get me wrong. She really is. She has a good heart. She said, Nana Poo, I'm going to pay the rent and you let Mike go on with y'all. And I really didn't want to do that, but I said, okay, okay. So when I got my very first apartment, she paid my rent as long as he was there.

His mom, she just, she's a sweet lady. Don't get me wrong. She really is. She has a good heart. She said, Nana Poo, I'm going to pay the rent and you let Mike go on with y'all. And I really didn't want to do that, but I said, okay, okay. So when I got my very first apartment, she paid my rent as long as he was there.

Yeah, I was working two jobs. And I would come home at night after working the two jobs, meaning I'm gone all day. He would have company in my house. They would be playing the game. My children would still have on the same pajamas. And they would be telling me they hungry. And I said, that's it. You can't. No, no, no, no. You got to go.

Yeah, I was working two jobs. And I would come home at night after working the two jobs, meaning I'm gone all day. He would have company in my house. They would be playing the game. My children would still have on the same pajamas. And they would be telling me they hungry. And I said, that's it. You can't. No, no, no, no. You got to go.

One time I had like three jobs and I didn't have a vehicle. So I had to rely on people to pick me up and drop me off. So I remember coming in the house, talking to the kids, making sure they ate, making sure everything was okay. You know, sitting down on the couch, putting my head back for maybe five minutes and hearing the horn blow. Oh, that's my ride. I got to get to the next job.

One time I had like three jobs and I didn't have a vehicle. So I had to rely on people to pick me up and drop me off. So I remember coming in the house, talking to the kids, making sure they ate, making sure everything was okay. You know, sitting down on the couch, putting my head back for maybe five minutes and hearing the horn blow. Oh, that's my ride. I got to get to the next job.

And when I was at Schnucks is when I met someone who worked at Strop's. And they said, you should come over there and you should, you know, and I gave it a try. And then I ended up at Strop's.

And when I was at Schnucks is when I met someone who worked at Strop's. And they said, you should come over there and you should, you know, and I gave it a try. And then I ended up at Strop's.

I also was a cheese connoisseur when I was at Straub's. I learned about several cheeses to pair with limes and all that good stuff and grapes. So what they would do is they would send me to all the Straub's to do demos.

I also was a cheese connoisseur when I was at Straub's. I learned about several cheeses to pair with limes and all that good stuff and grapes. So what they would do is they would send me to all the Straub's to do demos.

If something is going on with my kids, I'm gone. I would rather be there than anyone else because... No one knew more than me about my children and their health.

If something is going on with my kids, I'm gone. I would rather be there than anyone else because... No one knew more than me about my children and their health.

The health care I was receiving from the state would not let him go see a cardiologist or a neurologist, the people that he needed to see for his health. And I had to work 8,000 hours, 8,000, so that I could qualify and put Mike on my insurance. But I did it. And they only gave me a 10-cent raise with that. But whatever you got to do for your kids, you're going to do it.

The health care I was receiving from the state would not let him go see a cardiologist or a neurologist, the people that he needed to see for his health. And I had to work 8,000 hours, 8,000, so that I could qualify and put Mike on my insurance. But I did it. And they only gave me a 10-cent raise with that. But whatever you got to do for your kids, you're going to do it.

I was hiding myself behind glasses and big hair. And my mom came to me one day and she just kept trying to look in my face. And I knew that someone had told her. And that's when I was like, nah, I can't do this. Even though she knows that I witnessed her go through it, it hurt her to see me going through that, you know? But I would try to hide it from the kids.

I was hiding myself behind glasses and big hair. And my mom came to me one day and she just kept trying to look in my face. And I knew that someone had told her. And that's when I was like, nah, I can't do this. Even though she knows that I witnessed her go through it, it hurt her to see me going through that, you know? But I would try to hide it from the kids.

Like, no, this could not be love. And this is definitely not what I want. You know, there's got to be something better. Like, I deserve better.

Like, no, this could not be love. And this is definitely not what I want. You know, there's got to be something better. Like, I deserve better.

And Louis was at the counter. And I walked past. And he was just piercing me. And I just stopped.

And Louis was at the counter. And I walked past. And he was just piercing me. And I just stopped.